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¹Drug Information and Monitoring System (DIMS), Trimbos Institute for Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands. M.Bossong@umcutrecht.nl

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Area of Science:

Forensic Chemistry
Pharmacology
Public Health

Background:

Meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) is a novel psychoactive substance detected in street drugs.
mCPP was theoretically considered a potential non-neurotoxic alternative to methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).
The prevalence of mCPP in illicit tablets has risen in the Netherlands.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the emergence and user perception of mCPP in the Dutch synthetic drug market.
To evaluate mCPP as a potential substitute for MDMA.

Main Methods:

Analysis of street drug samples for mCPP presence.
Monitoring trends in mCPP detection in illicit tablets.
Review of user-reported effects of mCPP.

Main Results:

mCPP is present in both mCPP-only and mCPP-MDMA combination tablets.
Tablets containing mCPP are indistinguishable from MDMA tablets due to varied appearance.
User experiences with mCPP are predominantly negative.

Conclusions:

mCPP is increasingly prevalent in the Dutch ecstasy market.
The indistinguishable nature of mCPP tablets poses a risk to users.
Negative user reports indicate mCPP is an undesired substance from a user perspective.